GVP volcano 283271 · no holder yet
Towada
Towada is a 1,011 m caldera in Japan, last erupted in 915 CE.
- Type
- Caldera
- Summit
- 1,011 m above sea level
- Rock
- Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
- Setting
- Subduction zone, continental, over 25 km
- Last eruption
- 915 CE
- Largest known
- VEI 5, paroxysmal, 915 CE
- Eruptions
- 8 confirmed in the record
- Where
- 40.51°N 140.88°E · Japan
- Region
- Northeast Japan Volcanic Arc, Northwestern Pacific Volcanic Regions
- Record
- Global Volcanism Program, volcano 283271
Not a hazard warning. For safety information follow the World Organization of Volcano Observatories (its directory lists the observatory for each country).